The Many Lives of CKRA

CKRA went on the air in Edmonton, Alberta in 1979 with an Album-Oriented Rock format. 

 

Sometime in the 1980s they switched to Adult Contemporary as "96 K-Lite" and/or "K-Lite 96."  

In 1995 they became "Mix 96" with a Hot Adult Contemporary format.

 

In 2003 CKRA trotted out a CHR format known as "96X."

 

The Country-formatted "Big Earl" came along in 2005 and lasted until 2008.               As of this second, CKRA is an Oldies/Classic Hits station known as "96.3 Capital FM" whose logo can be seen on their website.

CHXL

"103.7 FM The River" played Rock 'n Roll in Brockville, Ontario from 1995 through 2000. On New Year's Day, 2001, CHXL flipped to Hot AC as "The Point" CJPT. 103.7 FM is currently Variety Hits "Bob FM."

Radio Abruzzo Marche

Broadcasting from Ascoli Piceno, Italy--right on the border of the two namesake regions of east, central Italy--Radio Abruzzo Marche plays 70s and 80s pop along with Italian and Latin American music. They've been around since 1981 and currently air on four different frequencies.

Radio 3 Rios

Radio 3 Rios broadcasts at 1150 AM from Três Rios, Brazil near Rio de Janeiro.
Call letters of AM radio stations in Brazil begin with either ZYI, ZYJ, ZYL or ZYK followed by three numbers. FM stations begin with ZYC, ZYD, ZYM or ZYU and three numbers. Shortwave stations begin with ZYG.

Who cut the cheese?

WHO is a 50,000 watt, clear channel, News/Talk station from Des Moines, Iowa. They first went on the air in 1924. Future president Ronald Reagan worked as a sportscaster for WHO from 1932 to 1937.


99.5 KUTT is a Country station licensed to Fairbury, Nebraska.

"Big Cheese 107.9" WBCV is a Classic Hits station licensed to Wausau, Wisconsin.

High Adventure Radio

High Adventure Radio is a Religious station broadcasting from Jerusalem, Israel with corporate offices in Louisville, Kentucky. This DXing site also mentions a High Adventure Radio Network station based on the Pacific Ocean island of Palau and this 1999 QSL verification lists a contact address from Cyprus.

WSRD

WSRD was an Album-Oriented Rock station in Youngstown, Ohio. They were on the air from the late 1970s until 1984 and at one time were branded as "The Wizard." 101.1 FM is currently CHR "Hot 101" WHOT.

WMPS

A 1981 sticker from WMPS (W Memphis Press-Scimitar, a local newspaper and early owner) in Memphis, Tennessee. WMPS carried a Country format from 1978 to 1983.
Prior to this they were a Top-40 station whose alumni included Rick Dees. Dees pioneered the radio morning show with its mix of music, news, talk and comedy with his "Cast of Idiots." In 1976, his awful song "Disco Duck" hit #1 and sold more than six million copies although he wasn't allowed to play it on his own show due to a "conflict of interest." Dees soon bailed to crosstown rival WHBQ before hitting the road to Los Angeles and a 22 year run at KIIS-FM.

Radio Sticker of the Day Mailbag - CKAC

I always look forward to getting stickers in the repurposed CKNW envelope from Dan in British Columbia. Dan and I have probably been trading radio stickers for about 10 years...although lately I have been on the receiving end more than the giving. It only took a week and a half to arrive which means that customs must not have gotten involved this time. Among other goodies sent was this 1979 beauty from Montreal, Quebec's CKAC.

730 AM CKAC became the first French-language radio station in the world when it went on the air in 1922. Since 2007 they had been a Sports station but switched to a Traffic Information format known as "Radio Circulation" in September, 2011.

Radio Sticker of the Day Mailbag - KWLE

Today I got a nice package of radio stickers, a magnet and keychain from Luke in Amarillo, Texas.

My favorite of the bunch is from AM 1340 KWLE. "The Whale" is an Adult Contemporary station licensed to Anacortes, Washington.

WMPI

"I105.3" WMPI is a Country station in Louisville, Kentucky and licensed to Scottsburg, Indiana.

WHJT

"Star 93.5" WHJT is a Contemporary Christian station licensed to Clinton, Mississippi. They are owned and operated by Mississippi College.

WECI

WECI is a 400-watt, student and community-run station from Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana.
Wash off that Clear Channel smell with this handy bar of WECI soap.


Vintage radio sticker alert at 1:28 of this video.

Merry Christmas!!

A nice holiday-themed sticker from KENZ in Salt Lake City, Utah. "101.9 The End" got their name because they used to be located at the far end of the dial at 107.5 FM. The Alternative Rock station moved to 101.9 FM in 2005. KENZ is licensed to Ogden, UT.

From 1984, one of my favorite new-waveish Christmas tunes.

WFMU

A couple more stickers from the longest-running Freeform station in the United States. 91.1 WFMU is licensed to East Orange, New Jersey. Their WMFU repeater station at 90.1 FM is licensed to Mount Hope, New York.

A sheet of temporary tattoos that were purchased from Crapola Central, where you can buy a variety of logoed station stuff including stickers, shirts, magnets and even loaded dice.

WFMU's always-interesting blog can be found here.

WBNC

WBNC was a Country music station licensed to Conway, New Hampshire. 104.5 FM is currently Hot Adult Contemporary "Magic 104" WVMJ.

KSTP-FM

"KS95" KSTP is a Hot Adult Contemporary station licensed to St. Paul, Minnesota.

This bumper sticker is circa 1991.

1992
1994

A Moon & Stacy mood magnet.

Radio Sticker of the Day Mailbag

Maybe it's because I work for the United States Postal Service but I love mail. Which makes it nice that my little hobby is dependent on mail received from radio stations, fellow sticker collectors and readers of this blog. You never know what's going to be in that box when you open it up. Today I received two stickers via registered letter from a fellow in Venezuela who also collects radio decals. Thanks for sending them! I'll be mailing you some in return very soon.

I could find no information about Radio Internacional other than that it is/was from Venezuela. Maybe the person who sent it could offer some background about this station?

WLMC

WLMC is an Urban Talk station from Georgetown, South Carolina.